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Where to park
Where to leave the car
Paid clifftop lots along the EN247.
Beach · Cascais · Portugal
Praia do Guincho
The wind-swept Atlantic beach at the edge of the Sintra-Cascais park
A wild, wind-carved dune beach inside the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Regular World Cup windsurfing venue and a favourite escape from Lisbon — plus the setting of the opening sequence of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
- Type
- Sandy beach
- Length
- 800 m
- Sand
- Coarse golden sand
- Water
- Atlantic · 16–19 °C · strong swell, wind
GPS · 38.7326° N, 9.4739° W
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When to arrive
Best time to visit
Late morning before the nortada wind picks up.
Tours & excursions · Best-sellers on Viator
Portugal — Lisbon miradouros, Douro river cruises, Sintra palaces and Algarve caves
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Culture9 hoursSintra, Cascais & Cabo da Roca full-day from Lisbon
4.7(15,200 reviews)
The Lisbon day-trip everyone leaves happiest with: Sintra's UNESCO palaces, the initiation well of Regaleira, the cliffs of Cabo da Roca and cocktails on the Cascais bay before returning at sunset.
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- Pena Palace skip-the-line
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Food & wine10 hoursDouro Valley wine tour with river cruise & lunch from Porto
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The full Douro classic: two working port quintas with tastings, a scenic Douro river cruise between Régua and Pinhão, and a long lunch at a family-run winery with river views.
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- Two port tastings
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- Small group
Boat & beach2.5 hoursBenagil Cave & Algarve coast boat tour from Portimão
4.7(8,600 reviews)
The most-booked Algarve boat tour: a fast catamaran along the Benagil cliffs, into the famous cathedral cave and past the double arches of Praia da Marinha with dolphin spotting on the way back.
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€35per person
- Benagil cave entry
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Culture3 hoursLisbon tuk-tuk half-day — Alfama, Belém & the seven hills
4.9(7,200 reviews)
The easiest way to see the Lisbon hills without walking them. A private tuk-tuk winds through Alfama, up to São Jorge castle, out to Belém for the monastery and pastéis, and back along the Tagus.
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€45per person
- Private tuk-tuk
- Alfama & Bairro Alto
- Belém stop
- Miradouro sunset optional
Culture10 hoursFátima, Nazaré & Óbidos day trip from Lisbon
4.7(5,400 reviews)
Three of central Portugal's biggest hits in one small-group day: the Fátima sanctuary, Nazaré's cliffs (home of the 30-metre wave) and the medieval walled village of Óbidos with a ginjinha in a chocolate cup.
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€65per person
- Fátima sanctuary
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Nature8 hoursMadeira levada walk & Pico do Arieiro sunrise from Funchal
4.8(4,200 reviews)
The two things everyone comes to Madeira for in one day: a sunrise 4x4 to the top of Pico do Arieiro (1,818 m) and a guided levada walk through the UNESCO Laurisilva laurel forest.
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€60per person
- Pico do Arieiro summit
- Laurisilva levada walk
- 4x4 transport
- Local lunch
Food & wine3 hoursLisbon food & fado evening — 3 h tasting tour
4.9(3,900 reviews)
A walking tasting tour through Alfama and Mouraria with six food stops (bacalhau, tremoços, ginjinha, pastéis, tinned fish, queijo da Serra) that ends in an intimate fado house where the neighbours still sing.
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€65per person
- Six food & wine stops
- Small fado house
- Local guide
- Small group (max 10)
Adventure10 hoursAzores São Miguel — Sete Cidades & Furnas full-day
4.8(2,600 reviews)
The island in a day: 4x4 into the Sete Cidades caldera for the blue-and-green lakes, then Furnas for the geothermal park and the cozido cooked underground on volcanic steam.
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€75per person
- Sete Cidades viewpoint
- Furnas volcanic cozido lunch
- Terra Nostra thermal park
- 4x4 transport
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How you get there
Getting there
20 min drive from Lisbon via A5 + EN247.
What you'll find
Services
- Lifeguards in season
- Beach clubs (Bar do Guincho, Muchaxo)
- Surf & windsurf schools
Local tips
What we wish we'd been told
- 01Wind picks up hard after 14 h — surfers love it, sunbathers don't
- 02Lunch at Porto de Santa Maria (top seafood)
Around this beach
Towns within 15 km of Praia do Guincho
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